It’s unlikely that Congress will actually attempt to impeach President Obama, but Obama impeachment talk isn’t going away, for various reasons. Editorial cartoonist Chip Bok wonders just what it would take for Obama to be impeached, while Adam Zyglis suggests the idea is goofy.

It was revealed this week that a Russian hacker ring has amassed 1.2 billion username and password combinations and more than 500 million e-mail addresses. Editorial cartoonist Mike Keefe suggests that might be good news for some Internet users, while David Fitzsimmons thinks the news reveals something about Russia president Vladimir Putin.

The NFL recently suspended Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice for two games following his offseason arrest for domestic violence against his fiancee. The decision was widely criticized as being too lenient. Editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich suggests NFL commissioner Roger Goodell might as well have fined Rice’s fiancee, while Milt Priggee implies the league’s decision was more of a crowning than a punishment.

Congress began a five-week vacation last Friday, and lawmakers are likely to spend their recess campaigning and fundraising for November’s midterm elections. Editorial cartoonist Steve Sack has his own ideas about how that time will be spent, while Joe Heller compares Congress to a certain “harmful, noxious organism” that’s in the news.

The World Health Organization reported Monday that the death toll from the current Ebola outbreak in west Africa is 887, the worst ever. Meanwhile, an American doctor who contracted the disease is being treated in Atlanta, and a second aid worker will soon arrive for treatment. Editorial cartoonist Bob Englehart says Ebola is one of multiple threats encroaching on man, while John Darkow wonders about the Centers for Disease Control’s involvement in the treatment of the two Americans.

Fierce fighting in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas, which began hours after Friday’s cease-fire began, has killed at least 62 Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers. Editorial cartoonist Joe Heller says innocents in the region are stuck “between a rocket and a crawl space,” while Mike Luckovich has a prescription for the situation.

For more cartoons on fighting in the Middle East, check out the slideshow below.

Though it’s a near certainty that the House isn’t going to attempt to impeach President Obama, that hasn’t kept Obama impeachment chatter out of the news. Editorial cartoonists Jim Morin and John Darkow both point out ways that the I-word may backfire on Republicans.

According to an analysis by The Hill, the current session of Congress is on track to pass a record low number of laws of substance, cementing its reputation as a “do-nothing” Congress. Editorial cartoonist Joe Heller highlights that reputation in response to news that one in three Americans has past-due bills, while John Darkow suggests Congress hasn’t exactly done nothing.

State fair season is in full swing, with nearly every state holding its fair between July and October (Florida’s is in February). It’s also fried-food-on-a-stick season. Editorial cartoonist Joe Heller of Wisconsin says people will put any crazy thing on a stick, while Nate Beeler of Ohio says a deep-fried butter cow on a stick was inevitable.

From the kidnapping of Nigerian schoolgirls to the influx of children at the southern U.S. border, 2014 has been a year of tragic tales of children in the news. Editorial cartoonist Pat Bagley depicts the border children as having nowhere to go, while Joe Heller suggests the news makes parents want to hug their own children.

Vincent Carroll is The Denver Post's editorial page editor. He has been writing commentary on politics and public policy in Colorado since 1982 and was originally with the Rocky Mountain News, where he was also editor of the editorial pages until that newspaper gave up the ghost in 2009.

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